talking dragons

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No: HPFGUIDX 18843

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Tandy, Heidi" <heidi.h.tandy.c92 at a...> 
wrote:
 
> I have strong suspicions that the first language of dragons wouldn't 
be
> parsletongue, because it's unlikely that two species would speak the 
exact
> same language - however, as the species are related, their languages 
may
> also be related enough that a dragon would understand some words 
spoken in
> parsletongue, and therefore the nesting mother understood Harry, at 
least in
> a limited way, much in the same way that a native French speaker can
> understand some Creole, as the languages are related - not enough to 
speak
> it fluently, but enough to have a vague comprehension of what 
someone
> speaking Creole is saying.


Mostly I agree.  But I believe dragons are magically multilingual to 
the extent that they can understand/communicate with just about any  
magical creature *if they choose to do so.*  I just don't think that 
they choose to do so very often.  I believe that will change in the 
upcoming books; I sense a real strong bond that will develop between 
the wizards, the giants, the dragons and the house elves.  All will 
play a part in V's demise, IMHO.

Brian